Notion Updater unable to update status / select property

[The_Weeblings]

Hi!

Not sure if I’m doing something wrong but I’m not able to update my Status property (or any type of select/multi-select property) via the Notion Database Updater node. I’m only able to pull inputs as text, but I need the Status to update from “To Transcribe” to “In progress”. I tried using to Combine Text node as an input but that doesn’t work. Is there any way for me to see the statuses I have added in Notion and pick which one it should update to?

Here’s my flow: https://www.gumloop.com/pipeline?workbook_id=u1equwczfxa3H8SLFzBwoJ

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[Wasay-Gumloop]

Hey @The_Weeblings – Does the flow error out when you run this? Can you share the run link so I can view the inputs/outputs please? You can find the run link on the https://www.gumloop.com/history page or through the Previous Runs tab on the canvas.

What does it look like on Notion when you run this flow?

Also please share access by adding my email or setting the workbook to “anyone with the link can view” from the share button on the run link.

[The_Weeblings]

Hi Wasay,

No there isn’t an error, all the other properties update except for my status property.

Oh oops apologies for attaching the wrong link, here it is: https://www.gumloop.com/pipeline?workbook_id=u1equwczfxa3H8SLFzBwoJ

[Wasay-Gumloop]

Sorry @The_Weeblings – Could you provide the run link (instead of the workbook link) from the https://www.gumloop.com/history page please? It would have the run_id in the URL.

I also tested with a multi-select notion field and it works fine on my end. If I provide an invalid option the node immediately errors out: https://www.gumloop.com/pipeline?workbook_id=di4B33rGmNNYy82T5eEtiv&run_id=aZCybavJYgPE9wEPQqkzdE

Could you confirm what type of field Status is and if you’re able to share a screenshot of what it looks like after you run the flow that’d be super helpful!

[The_Weeblings]

Hi Wasay,

Oh! Got it.

Here’s the run: https://www.gumloop.com/pipeline?run_id=JmedHTD3cwZvu7hoPXL3d6&workbook_id=u1equwczfxa3H8SLFzBwoJ

For context, I am creating a flow that works off 2 Notion databases. I paste in URLs from YouTube videos into my “inspiration database”, and use those video transcriptions to come up with ideas that are populated into my “ideas database”. I now have 2 Notion nodes. One writer and one updater.

For the updater (to my inspiration database), I need it to change a Status property from “To transcribe” to “In progress”.

For my writer (to my ideas database), I have a Relation property that I need to connect from my “ideas database” to my “video inspiration database”.

Both don’t work, unfortunately. =( I don’t get any errors. The flow runs seamlessly, but the Status does not change, and the relation property remains empty. I have to manually add the relation on Notion myself.

Here are some screenshots for your reference:

[Wasay-Gumloop]

Appreciate you sharing the run link and context—super helpful @The_Weeblings!

Relational fields aren’t supported just yet. They require a mapping from the source database to function properly. It’s already on our backlog, and I’ve bumped it up in priority.

Regarding the status not updating correctly, that looks like an issue on our side combined with how the Notion API handles things—it doesn’t seem to support string mapping for status fields. Added this to our backlog as well. In the meantime, if you switch the field type from “Status” to either Select or Multi-select, that should do the trick. Let me know if that unblocks you for now.

Apologies for the hassle here!

[The_Weeblings]

Ah got it! I’ve changed the “Status” field into a select property and it works fine for now. Thanks for bumping them up in the priority =)

Could I just check if there are any other database tools where relations would work via Gumloop yet? Maybe Google sheet or Airtable?

[Wasay-Gumloop]

Relational fields on Airtable should work. Airtable Writer - Gumloop

Let me know if you run into any issues.